Physiological Effects of Noise: Based upon papers presented at an international symposium on the Extra-Auditory Physiological Effects of Audible Sound, held in Boston, Massachusetts, December 28–30, 1969, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Introduction: Noise in Our Overpolluted Environment....Pages 1-3
Environmental Noise, “Adaptation” and Pathological Change....Pages 5-6
Audiogenic Stress and Susceptibility to Infection....Pages 7-19
Effects of Sound on Endocrine Function and Electrolyte Excretion....Pages 21-41
Endocrine and Metabolic Effects of Noise in Normal, Hypertensive and Psychotic Subjects....Pages 43-55
Noise, Hearing and Cardiovascular Function....Pages 57-66
Relation between Temporary Threshold Shift and Peripheral Circulatory Effects of Sound....Pages 67-74
Cardiovascular and Biochemical Effects of Chronic Intermittent Neurogenic Stimulation....Pages 75-84
Cardiovascular and Teratogenic Effects of Chronic Intermittent Noise Stress....Pages 85-90
Effect of Noise during Pregnancy upon Foetal Viability and Development....Pages 91-115
Audiogenic Stimulation and Reproductive Function....Pages 117-130
Effect of Noise during Pregnancy upon Foetal and Subsequent Adult Behavior....Pages 131-141
Extra-Auditory Effects of Sound on the Special Senses....Pages 143-150
Human Studies of Epileptic Seizures Induced by Sound and Their Conditioned Extinction....Pages 151-158
The Functional State of the Brain during Sonic Stimulation....Pages 159-183
Acoustic Priming of Audiogenic Seizures in Mice....Pages 185-201
Genetic and Temporal Characteristics of Audiogenic Seizures in Mice....Pages 203-210
Influence of Age, Auditory Conditioning, and Environmental Noise on Sound-Induced Seizures and Seizure Threshold in Mice....Pages 211-226
Psychopharmacology of the Response to Noise, with Special Reference to Audiogenic Seizure in Mice....Pages 227-257
Neurochemical Factors in Auditory Stimulation and Development of Susceptibility to Audiogenic Seizures....Pages 259-269
Effects of Noise during Sleep....Pages 271-275
Auditory Stimulation, Sleep Loss and the EEG Stages of Sleep....Pages 277-281
Awakening Effects of Simulated Sonic Booms and Subsonic Aircraft Noise....Pages 283-293
Effects of Noise on the Physiology and Behavior of Farm-Raised Animals....Pages 295-306
Effect of Sonic Booms on the Hatchability of Chicken Eggs and Other Studies of Aircraft-Generated Noise Effects on Animals....Pages 307-307
Man and Sonic Boom: Environmental Change....Pages 309-331
Appendix: Current Sonic Boom Research in France....Pages 333-336
Summary of the Symposium....Pages 337-340
Back Matter....Pages 341-365